Lek Lim Nonya Kueh Revisited

1968 Lek Lim started its business behind closed
doors in the humble kitchen and they have been churning out varieties of
nonya kueh since. Gavan Sin, the eldest son, took over the business
last year and made a couple of tweaks to the business.
I reviewed them a year or two back and he wrote to me, clarifying what I
had reviewed and suggested a return to try out their improved recipe.

Store front.

Customers that never stopped streaming.

For the record, they are Halal certified too!

Behind the scenes.

Trays of goodies.

Frosty ang ku kueh.

Ready to be oiled.

Slick!

Guess what the aunty is slicing?

With such concentration, I risked getting the knife chucked at me for getting in her way. Just kidding!

Orders!

Hand made kueh.

Each to such uniformity.

Ang Ku Kueh ($0.50 each, $2.30 for 5)

Bean, peanut, coconut

Varieties for this fullmonth giveaway is available.
Skin was a tad thick but the personal favourite went to peanut for the
generous filling and flavour!

Soon Kueh ($0.70)

Ku Cai Kueh ($0.70)

Teochew Rice Kueh ($0.80)

Handmade and freshly made daily, once again I found
the skin a tad thick. Boils down to preference actually, some prefer
stuffing to be heavy and skin light and vice versa. I belong to the
former group. Nonetheless, tasty treats they’ve
got!

Curry Puff ($1)

Sardine, Potato and Chicken

They branched out into curry puffs as well and
these are made in house! Crispy fried shell with a delectable curry
paste and powerful spicy punch. It does give the other Malay stall curry
poks a run for their money. Hidden find!

Their kuehs are supplied to a number of locations
be it markets or hotels around Singapore and well, it was an eye opening
experience being in the shop and watching them being churned out fresh!

Kueh Lapis ($1.20)

My favourite rainbow kueh that I derive much joy from peeling off the layers.

Kueh Salat ($1.20)

Lovely glutinous rice base but the kaya layer could have been better if it were not in a kueh form.

Bingka Ubi ($1.20)

Dense and chewy tapioca kueh, every bite had a rich tapioca taste.

Pulut Inti ($0.50)

Soft grains dyed a pretty blue with an equally
tropical coconut topping, I thought this was pretty well done and Gavan
let slip the presentation of this is kept as traditional as possible,
just like the olden days!

Yam Cake ($0.80)

Steamed, fried

Loved this in both ways. Enough yam cubes in this
savoury teatime snack. The consistency of kueh was just right without
being too mush nor bouncy. If it came with their homemade chilli paste,
this would have been perfect.

Personal take on Lek Lim is, they do their savoury
items better than the sweet. Infact, I found more hidden gems in
promising ones like curry puff, yam cake and pulut inti! I wish Lek Lim
all the best in expanding the business, more plans
are underway to expand the business to suite the changing tastebuds of
consumers. Gutsy move but way to go!